Look Now: Pinned Hairstyles

The humble bobby pin (you know, those things floating around the bottom of your purse?) was once purely utilitarian, used to give styles structure and hold them in place—and maybe to pick the occasional lock, at least in the movies. Not anymore: On this season's runways and red carpets, bobby pins came out of hiding, decorating buns, waves, bobs, braids, and more. Here, seven new ways to wear the hottest hair accessory of the moment.

OLD-SCHOOL WAVES

Zac Posen

For the Zac Posen show, hairstylist Odile Gilbert used 60 (!) pins per model to give soft retro waves a graphic edge. After creating loose spirals with a one-inch curling iron, Gilbert brushed the hair behind the shoulders and slipped the pins along the hairline and across the back of the head. "Pins add something new and modern to this classic style," she said.